Vendredi 31 décembre 2010

New hopes for the New Year

2010 has been a dynamic year full of constant changes, energy and ideas. With 2010 disappearing over the horizon, we look forward to 2011 and perhaps a shift to a runescape money gentler pace of change. China’s economy is expected to move into a sustainable mode. Environmentally-minded global citizens pray that 2011’s climate change talks in South Africa will be successful.

China seeks sustainability amid global crisis

Amid the global financial crisis, China saw steady economic growth in 2010. International Monetary Fund statistics show that China will replace Japan this year as the rs gold world’s second largest economy in terms of its overall GDP.

But in the 12th Five-Year Plan which begins in 2011, China will possibly lower its GDP growth rate target. The move, experts said, reflects the industrial sector’s change of focus to quality.

The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to buy runescape gold a 28-month high of 5.1 percent in November. Next year, to control rising prices, China will shift its monetary policy from “moderately loose” to “prudent”. Banks will lend “reasonably,
moderately and steadily”.

China is also determined to maintain housing prices at a ffxiv gil reasonable level next year, and will start to build 10 million units of government-subsidized housing in 2011, nearly double this year’s 5.8 million units.

On the global stage, “adjustment” was the buzzword for ff14 gil major economies in 2010. The US struggled to overcome economic flaws accumulated over the years. Europe fought two debt crises, and emerging economies tried to fend off potential inflation risks.

Given the slow recovery process and daunting policy challenges, growth prospects for 2011 are hardly optimistic.

Zhang Xiaowei, 19, East China University of Science and Technology

My monthly expenses have increased by 20 percent this year. Many of us are wondering: should we ask our parents for more money?

But I regard it as an opportunity for college students to learn to cheap ffxiv gil manage our money better. I used management software to plan my income and spending. I researched credit cards and buying in installments. Rising housing prices have changed my attitude to life. Renting, which doesn’t tie you down to one place, is better than buying.

Deadly 2010 gives climate warning

People say 2010 was the year when the Earth struck back. Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and FF14 Power leveling droughts killed at least 250,000 people, globally.

2010 has been the deadliest in more than a generation.

This year’s disasters are a warning of things to come, unless we deal with the challenge of climate change.

In December, UN climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, produced a FFXIV Power leveling modest deal that takes forward efforts to cope with climate change.

Countries agreed to prevent deforestation and promote the transfer of low-carbon technologies to developing countries.

There was also an agreement to set up a green fund by 2020. However, governments failed to reach agreement on how far overall global emissions should be cut.

The most difficult decisions have been left for the next climate conference in Durban, South Africa, in December 2011.

Durban will be the last chance to save the Kyoto Protocol, the only existing, legally binding treaty, which expires in 2012.

Xiao Yibo, 18, Northeast Agricultural University

The natural disasters in 2010 make me feel unsafe in this world. I fear I may find myself amid the debris of an earthquake one day. Or some pandemic disease may break out in a heavily polluted area.

Leaving aside my fears, I put my hope in global efforts to reduce the harmful effects of disasters and to rescue the victims. We young people should lead low-carbon lifestyles. I prefer to take a walk rather than a drive, and use little air-conditioning in the summer.
Par ladyyaya - 2 commentaire(s)le 31 décembre 2010
Jeudi 30 décembre 2010

Lessons for tongue-tied young guys

Forget flowers and chocolates. Some urban guys are now learning that the way to a woman’s heart is not through giving presents or displays of natural charm. Instead, it’s a skill – with rules to be learnt, theory to be studied and practice to be done.

We’re talking about professional ffxiv gil pick-up artists (PUAs), or at least those men who follow the rules set down by these so-called experts.

“There is a severe lack of ff14 gil love education in China,” said Wu Jiamin, or Tango, 26, a Chinese-American PUA in Beijing.

As a result, “boot camps” where shy, awkward wallflowers can learn to become FF14 Power leveling love machines have mushroomed in major cities. PUA boot camps originated in the US, and usually attract rich, personable and well-educated urban professionals.

The price of a three-day course, which usually includes workshops and FFXIV Power leveling real-life hook-up training, ranges from 2,500 to 4,500 yuan.

For men aged between 20 and 45, finding a woman is becoming an urgent mission. According to the National Population and Family Planning Commission, there will be 30 million more men in that age category than women in China in 2020.

The desperation to mix with the opposite sex is clear from the number of dating shows on television this year. Often, though, men play the passive supporting roles in these programs.

“Men seldom admit that they have dating problems. Their self-confidence is fragile like an egg,” said Wu.

However, Le Jia, 35, a relationship consultant on You Are the One , Jiangsu TV’s popular dating show, says that dating programs provide chances for cheap ffxiv gil young men. However, many don’t know how to present themselves properly. This is where the PUA boot camps come in, teaching men skills as diverse as grooming and speaking.

In a PUA class, men learn that the standard reply to rs gold the woman’s “Why do you like me?” is: “Well, there are so many beautiful women here, but you are the only one with a friendly vibe. I really want to talk to you.”

“First, you beat her pride a little bit by saying there are many buy runescape gold beauties. Then you praise her in a comfortable way,” said Tango, referring to a classic technique called a “neg”.

But what happens once a guy gets the girl’s number?

PUAs say that their techniques, though good, aren’t a guarantee of long-term success in a relationship. Wu claims that men often sour possible relationships by paying for everything and basically making themselves “slaves”.

“Do you leave any space for her to show her love?” said Wu.

For Ruan Qi, 41, a Beijing-based dating adviser, dating should be enjoyable and runescape money not damaged with material worries and concerns. It attracts him to study the trade.

“I believe men should enjoy the whole process of dating and loving. Money should not be the *overriding factor,” said Ruan.
Par ladyyaya - 0 commentaire(s)le 30 décembre 2010
Mercredi 29 décembre 2010

Cyber words make language more "geilivable"

Cyber language was popular among Chinese netizens, who created English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.

"Geilivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, ffxiv gil "Hengeilivable" means "very cool", and "ungeilivable" means "dull, not cool at all".

"Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, ff14 gil earning a meager salary and living in small rented apartments, were like the tiny and laborious ants.

"Smilence" means smile but keep in silence, an FF14 Power leveling attitude people take to comment on an issue which already has drawn consensus.

"Emotionormal" means "emotionally stable".

"Foulsball" showed the anger of netizens towards the woeful FFXIV Power leveling Chinese soccer affected by match-fixing, crooked referees, and illegal gambling.

"Corpspend" was derived from the issue last year. Three cheap ffxiv gil college students died in central China`s Hubei Province while saving two drowning children, then fishermen tied the bodies to a boat to ask a high price for their recovery.

"Suihide" came from the death of a man in a detention center in the southwestern Yunnan Province. Police said he died after playing hide-and-seek with inmates, but this conclusion seemed doubtful.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it very interesting to combine Chinese with rs gold English to create new words.“English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” he said.

Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens.

One example was "Suan Ni Hen". This three-character expression, buy runescape gold which originally meant "you win" with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize soaring garlic and food prices this winter.

Chinese people use the character "bei" prior to a verb to show a passive voice, and it was used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and runescape money
fake media reports. For instance, "zisha" means "suicide" while "beizisha" means "be officially presumed to have committed suicide", and "xiaokang" means "fairly comfortable life" while "beixiaokang" means "be said to be living a fairly comfortable life".

Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response to young people to social issues.

"Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people`s distances," he said.
Par ladyyaya - 0 commentaire(s)le 29 décembre 2010
Mardi 28 décembre 2010

Dare to force job interview?

A survey of 4,500 people co-conducted by sina.com and a leading job recruitment website,ffxiv gil Chinahr.com, in November showed that the majority of job-hunters favored forcing themselves on HR personnel for an interview, even if they were rejected at the outset.

However, some recruitment experts suggested that grads avoid the "forced interview" tactic because it shows immaturity on the part of the job-hunters and disrespect to the HR personnel with their own work agenda.

According to the survey,ff14 gil 74 percent of those polled said they were not opposed to forcing an interview. About 43 percent said they believed they could get a FF14 Power leveling job using the tactic and 51 percent said they are willing to ask for interviews without being informed beforehand.

Gaining experience

Liu Zhen, a 25-year-old graduate student with Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, asked for interviews "forcibly" for at least seven FFXIV Power leveling times last year before landing a job at a public institution affiliated with the State Scientific and Technological Commission after being asked to interview."I wanted to get a sense of the interview atmosphere and gain more experiences," Liu said.


Huawei Technologies, a leading telecommunication firm, was one of her favorite choices and despite failing the resume selection round, Liu said she went directly to Huawei`s HR staff at their interviewing venue, hoping they could feel her passion for the job. But she was told to return cheap ffxiv gil home because they only interviewed selected applicants.

"If we give you a chance, how can we refuse rs gold hundreds of applicants in the same condition as you?" she was asked by the staff.

Embarrassed

Liu said she felt extremely embarrassed when she was refused the first time but believed perseverance brings success.
She had better luck after forcing an interview with Royal Philips Electronics, and passed the first round successfully, though failed to get an buy runescape gold offer after not passing the second interview.

"A successful forcible interview only earns you an extra chance," Liu said. "It is your performance during the interview that means the most to HR personnel."Liu said the tactic builds toughness. "You can endure more bitterness and pressure than runescape money before because you always beg for a chance and are often refused," Liu said.

Don`t be pushy

Ouyang Hui, a senior employment expert of Chinahr.com, said every company had its own standards for resume selections and HR personnel usually arranged the interview time, venue and the number of interviewees beforehand.

"Forcing oneself on the HR interviewers disrupts their work schedule and makes their job harder," he said. "Leeching onto the interviewers will even leave a negative impression as someone with an unmanageable personality even if they may be finally recruited due to an excellent interview performance."
Ouyang suggested that grads focus on elevating their comprehensive quality and practical interviewing skills instead of forcing interviews.
Par ladyyaya - 1 commentaire(s)le 28 décembre 2010
Lundi 27 décembre 2010

Top 10 entertainment events in 2010

Showbiz will never stop generating buzz as much as people will never stop gossiping.runescape money It may be a rumor, accident or scandal to hit the headlines, but when it involves a celebrity it soon becomes a hot topic. Here, we look back at the top 10 entertainment sensations in China in 2010.

1. Lightening marriage

The “lightening marriage” of Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu, 34, to her beau and restaurant heir Wang Xiaofei, 29, is a living example of “love at the first sight”, which dominated newspaper headlines, buy runescape goldforums and micro blogs. Just 49 days after their first date the couple registered their marriage in Beijing on November 16. It was billed as romantic fairytale-meets-prank by various members of the public. The curiosity and controversy of their “true love” along with overcoming an age gap reflected the nation’s current mood on marriage. Although many online surveys seem pessimistic about their marriage, only time will truly tell.

2. Horrific explosion
A horrific explosion on the set of I Have A Date With Spring, in Shanghai,rs gold saw Selina Jen of the girl group S.H.E. and actor Yu Haoming suffer extensive burns. This tragic accident would be a turning point for the two promising young stars. Currently both of them are receiving medical therapy, which will reportedly take two years for them to fully recover. The accident was said to have been due to aged explosives, although anff14 gil investigation is ongoing. Awareness about actors’ safety was greatly raised after this harsh lesson.

3. Deadly plastic surgery
Pursuing external beauty through medical procedures is painstaking or in some cases deadly. Wang Bei, once a contestant in the popular talent show Super Girl,cheap ffxiv gil died on Nov 15 after a complication with anesthetic during plastic surgery. To improve her pop-star looks, Wang risked her life in this hazardous surgery and lost it. Her tragic death served as a wake-up call for the millions who crave artificial beauty in an often-unregulated environment.

4. "Donation Gate"
Philanthropy has proved to be rewarding and risky for some. Zhang Ziyi was first accused of donating only part of the claimed 1 million yuan to victims of the earthquake in Sichuan in 2008. FFXIV Power levelingIt was later revealed that she had not raised anywhere close to this amount at the charity party she held in Cannes for the purpose. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Zhang vehemently denied accusations that she committed fraud in the name of charity, but admitted to inexperience when organizing a donation

5. Secret marriage unveiled
In order to maintain their much-acclaimed image, celebrities tend to purposely veil their privacy. For most it is understandable, but for one former couple, it got on the public’s nerves. At a press briefing on March 27, Hong Kong actress Charlene Choi and FF14 Power levelingsinger Ronald Cheng announced their divorce putting their four-year marriage to an end, which immediately hit the headlines and sparked widespread astonishment. The public was kept in the dark about their secret marriage, which even escaped the sharp radar of theffxiv gil paparazzi. This jaw-dropping news also provoked a credit crisis for Charlene who always impressed the public with her very girly image.

To be continued
Par ladyyaya - 1 commentaire(s)le 27 décembre 2010
Samedi 25 décembre 2010

Chinese celebrating Christmas holiday

The smiling face of Santa Claus is omnipresent all across China. ff14 gilLocal governments are decorating trees and lamp posts with lights and ornaments. At first glance visitors would think they were in Europe.

Despite the fact that most Chinese are not Christians, ffxiv gilChristmas season has become increasingly popular.

"If you walked around major Chinese cities 15 years ago,FF14 Power leveling you wouldn`t have seen many signs of Christmas. However, if you were to visit those same Chinese cities again today, you`d be surprised to see signs of Christmas almost everywhere," says Cai Jiming, a professor with Tsinghua University, who has served as an expert in developing China`s holiday schedule.Although Christmas is not a public holiday, many Chinese cities are still getting into the Christmas spirit.Cai says his e-mail inbox and cell phone have been flooded with messages wishing him a merry Christmas. The greetings have been coming in since the end of November.

In his view, Christmas seems like a "warm-up" for the truly important month-long Spring Festival, which begins on Feb 3 next year.

However, FFXIV Power levelingdespite the prevalence of Christmas celebrations, for most Chinese, it neither means a religious celebration nor an occasion for family reunions. Instead, it is a time for relaxing with friends, a time to shop, a time to have a party and it is especially a time for romance.

"I expect my boyfriend to take me out on cheap ffxiv gilChristmas Eve and I expect a romantic night," says Christine Zhou, 28, a hotel manager in Beijing."It seems to me that everything associated with Christmas time is romantic."

On the streets, rose and chocolate peddlers are vying for their business.

Christmas has become another Valentine`s Day, rs goldand at the same time, more people feel it is a time to reward themselves with good food and a good time.

However, as more Chinese join in the Christmas celebrations each year, some feel the Western-based festival is harming time-honored traditions.

They fear that passion toward traditional Chinese holidays, particularly among young people,buy runescape gold will slowly fade out.But Cai considers it is unnecessary to boycott a Western cultural festival."All important festivals in different cultures have now developed into universal holidays," he says."Just like some Europeans celebrate Spring Festival nowadays, it`s no wonder that Chinese celebrate Christmas.”

"As a matter of fact, runescape moneyChinese culture has developed a lot while embracing cultures from others."
Par ladyyaya - 2 commentaire(s)le 25 décembre 2010
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